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cdencklau's review against another edition
This book was just genuinely too hard to listen to for me. Which I think speaks a lot to the courage and bravery of each individual contributor. I respect and admire their willingness to share their stories- and it is just too much for me.
axi_on's review against another edition
3.0
had some very compelling essays but a good number fell flat for me
eazybreezy92's review against another edition
“Our mothers are our first homes, and that's why we’re always trying to return to them.”
A book of personal essays about the intricate relationships that the writers had/have with their mothers. There is a complexity to the relationships that we have with our mothers that is vastly different from the relationship one has with their father. And if you weren't raised with a father, there is still something so different about the relationship you have with the person who grew and birthed you. Sometimes the relationship with mothers are great, some are rocky, some non-existent, and all are complex in their own way. Each author explored their relationship with their mother through personal stories, all of which centered, in some way, on what they have not discussed with her.
A book of personal essays about the intricate relationships that the writers had/have with their mothers. There is a complexity to the relationships that we have with our mothers that is vastly different from the relationship one has with their father. And if you weren't raised with a father, there is still something so different about the relationship you have with the person who grew and birthed you. Sometimes the relationship with mothers are great, some are rocky, some non-existent, and all are complex in their own way. Each author explored their relationship with their mother through personal stories, all of which centered, in some way, on what they have not discussed with her.